Consultancy: Landscape Policy Accelerator Associate at World Resources Institute (WRI)

SCOPE OF WORK AND OUTPUTS/DELIVERABLES
WRI is looking for a national consultant in Kenya to support the GRV Landscape Policy Accelerator in the GRV, comprising four counties - Baringo, Elgeyo Marakwet, Makueni, and Nakuru. The consultant will conduct a policy review and analysis to highlight the existing policies and incentive mechanisms that support or hinder the implementation of forest and landscape restoration at scale in the four counties. This will comprise a review of primary government documentation, literature, and consultations with partners and local and national experts. The analysis will consider both county-level and relevant national laws, regulations, policies, strategies, technical guidelines, and other relevant frameworks. The main objectives include:

• A rapid analysis and synthesis of the national and county policy goals and priorities for forest and landscape restoration (FLR) (e.g., conservation for nature and tourism, climate mitigation, livelihoods improvement etc.)
• Take stock of and review different county and (relevant) national policies and incentive mechanisms that foster (or hinder) forest and landscape restoration (FLR) at scale, for improved food and water security, livelihoods, incomes, nature protection and climate benefits. These will include, but not be limited to policies and incentives in forestry, agriculture, environment, land, water, biomass energy, infrastructure, and mining sectors.
  What policies (laws, policies, regulations, strategies etc.) currently exist to achieve FLR priorities, and what opportunities and gaps exist for these policies to achieve their goals?

What incentives and/or disincentive mechanisms currently exist to achieve the FLR priorities, and how are they anchored (in which law, policy, guidelines, programme etc.)?

• Identify opportunities and challenges for achieving FLR implementation at scale through shifts in public economic incentive policies.

Activities and Deliverables

• Activity 1, Work Plan: Develop a work plan with deliverables and a Gantt chart with the activities proposed in these terms of reference. The work plan must consider the personnel in charge within the consulting company.
• Activity 2, National and county restoration policy priorities: Identify and clearly outline the general government policy priorities for forest and landscape restoration (FLR). e.g., conservation for nature and tourism, climate mitigation, livelihoods improvement etc. This activity is meant to provide a higher-level perspective of government strategy, not a deep dive into specific policies.
• Activity 3, Policy and Incentives stock take: Take stock of and review different county and (relevant) national policies and incentive mechanisms that foster (or hinder) forest and landscape restoration (FLR) at scale, for improved food and water security, livelihoods, incomes, nature protection and climate benefits. These will include, but not be limited to policies and incentives in forestry, agriculture, environment, land, water, biomass energy, infrastructure and mining sectors.
• Review government documents and relevant literature to identify and review existing FLR-related policies (laws, policies, regulations, strategies etc.) at the county and national level.
• Identify what opportunities and gaps exist for these policies to achieve effective implementation of FLR at scale, for the sake of food and water security, livelihoods, incomes, nature protection and climate benefits.
• Identify the specific incentives and/or disincentive mechanisms that currently exist to achieve effective implementation of FLR at scale, for the sake of food and water security, livelihoods, incomes, nature protection and climate benefits, and how are they anchored (in which law, policy, guidelines, programme etc.)?
• Validate findings through consultations with government officials and sector experts, with WRI team’s support.
• Activity 4, Draft a brief report on the findings and work with the WRI team to improve and populate the database of incentive policies.

BUDGET

• An estimate of the number of days and daily rates required to carry out the activities in this ToR is to be provided by the consultants in their proposal and must be reflected in their overall budget amount. However, once the budget has been validated, the payment of the service will be conditional on the delivery of the deliverables and not on the actual number of days worked. As such, each payment will be based on the receipt and acceptance by WRI of a product/deliverable and an invoice. All expenses (equipment, vehicles, materials, supplies, consumables, means of communication, insurance, travel expenses, etc.) necessary for the performance of the service, including travel expenses, mission expenses, etc., are the sole responsibility of the consultant and must be quantified in the budget proposal.

Please note that WRI is an IRS-registered 501(c)3, tax-exempt organization. WRI is not VAT-exempt. All prices or quotes should include VAT and tax, as applicable.
GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
Required Skills And Experience

• A Master’s degree preferably in Environmental Economics and Policy, Economics with an environment focus, Natural Resource Economics, Environmental Management, Agriculture, Forestry and/or a relevant field is required;
• At least 7 years of experience working in environmental policy and economics is preferred;
• Familiarity with environmental policy research and analysis
• Familiarity with forest landscape restoration (FLR).
• Technical knowledge of economic incentive policies related to forest landscape restoration.
• Proven experience of completing similar assignments for leading international organizations;
• Knowledge and experience working in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, especially in the focus counties is desirable.

Proposal content
Prospective consultants should submit the following:

• A statement of interest describing the proposed team and how it meets the above requirements;
• CV(s) of the consultant (and proposed team members)
• Examples of and/or references for similar previous work;
• An outline of the proposed methodology and workplan;
• A proposed budget with a breakdown of costs sufficient to assess reasonableness and compliance with our requirements.